Bahamas Information Services Updates
PM Christie to open National Training Symposium
Oct 24, 2013 - 1:00:32 AM


Nassau, The Bahamas -- Spotlighting the importance of national training, Prime Minister and Minister of Finance Perry Christie on Oct. 31, 2013, will officially open the symposium to underscore the Data Protection Commissioner’s Office mandate to provide public training. 

Being held at the Sheraton Nassau Beach Resort, from 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 pm. under the theme “Data Protection in a 21st Century World," this first national training symposium, will close with a recognition luncheon for industry experts and participants. This year’s honourees are: Ms. Rowena Bethel, principal architect for the Bahamas’ e-Commerce legislation, George Rodgers, first Data Protection Commissioner and Superintendent Paul Rolle, former head of cyber crime.

Symposium speakers include: Mrs. Sharmie Farrington Austin, Data Protection Commissioner,  Mark Barret, head of cyber crime, Mrs. June Collie, director, Department of Information Technology, Ms. J. Lashell Adderley, legal and compliance manager, Bahamas First Group of Companies, and Christiaan Sawyer, managing director, Sunryse Shredding Services.  Other industry stakeholders such as the Data Protection Commissioner’s Office of Canada, DC Technology, and C.T.I Cellular & Electronics will also participate via product demonstrations and presentations. 

For more information, the public is invited to contact the Office of  Data Protection Commissioner, 1st floor, Cecil Wallace Whitfield Building,  West Bay Street, telephone (242)7021552 or email  the office at  dataprotection@bahamas.gov.  

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